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From Dream to Door Keys: How to Choose Property Wisely in Croatia - and Why Istria Is the Real Winner

If you’re a foreign buyer thinking about purchasing real estate in Croatia, your journey usually begins the same way: typing “property in Croatia” into Google. A few seconds later, you’re hit with thousands of listings, glossy photos, and an overwhelming flood of information spread across countless portals and agency websites. From our long-standing experience at Maris Real Estate, we know just how easy it is …

Pula Landmarks: 9 Must-See Things to See in Pula, Istria

Pula might look like a quiet coastal town, but it welcomed almost 260,000 tourists and over 1,085,000 overnight stays in just seven months of 2025, which says a lot about how attractive its landmarks really are. In this guide we walk you through the most important Pula attractions, from Roman times to Austro-Hungarian villas, Italian architecture, Brijuni National Park and how all of this shapes …

Croatian Real Estate Market: What Buyers Want, How to Obtain Properties & Where the Market is Headed

The Croatian real estate market is appealing and can present a superb investment, but to the outside world, it looks like a complex puzzle: prices are rising, regulations are specific, and buyer expectations are higher than ever, especially among investors from outside the EU. This whirlwind of information – which differs immensely from non-EU countries – can feel overwhelming, so let us simplify it. At …

Everything You Need to Know About the Tabular Statement: Content, Verification, and the Key Moment of Issuance in Real Estate Transactions

If you regularly read our articles, you already know we don’t hide the fact that buying real estate is an exciting—but complex—process. After finding your dream property, negotiating the terms, and signing the purchase agreement, many buyers believe the job is done and they can finally relax. However, only when you receive one crucial document—the tabular statement or Consent to Registration of Ownership / Title …

Building permit: How to obtain one, what to look out for and when you don't need one

Buying land and planning to build a house or building is a big step in life. To make that dream a reality, you need to go through a complex bureaucratic process, and one of the most important stages of that process is obtaining a building permit. A building permit is a key document that legalizes your project, which means that work can only begin after …

Real estate agency in Istria – how can we help you with buying and selling?

We always emphasize that honesty and integrity are our main characteristics. That's why we will say it openly: we are aware that the perception of real estate agencies, especially in a desirable region like Istria, is often negative and that some clients try to bypass us. Many do not know exactly what we do, and we are here for a reason. If our services did …

Real Estate Market Analysis in Southern Istria 2025 – Prices, Trends, and Forecasts

The real estate market in Istria in 2025 is entering a period of change – apartment prices in Pula have reached new levels, while sales trends in southern Istria show clear signs of slowing down. The real estate market analysis reveals that from the sales peak in the second half of 2024, with as many as 955 transactions, by the beginning of 2025 the number …

Real Estate Tax: Is it worth investing in rental property after January 2025?

Investing in real estate in Croatia, especially those intended for tourist rental, brings with it numerous opportunities. However, every coin has two sides, so with this article we would like to draw your attention to the other side – additional financial obligations on your part. One of the key such obligations, which came into force on January 1, 2025, is the annual Real Estate Tax. …

Real estate auction sales - the complete guide

Auction sale of real estate is not a big news, but it is still not well known in our region. This is precisely why we often receive inquiries from potential customers who are unsure about the process itself. And as you know, we like to write, so in this blog we decided to deal with the topic of real estate auction sales. And so let's …

Credit verification by a notary public - price and procedure

Whether you are a citizen of the Republic of Croatia or a foreigner, whether you are buying or selling real estate, you are waiting for that specter that everyone warns you about: the hassle of paperwork. The paperwork and procedures that we will talk about in this blog relate to the entire buying and selling process. This includes signing the preliminary contract, notarizing the loan, …